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The Foods of Bengal and Orissa

“Other preparations included a very delicious churned curd and a variety of sandeśa sweetmeats. Indeed, all the various eatables available in Bengal and Orissa were prepared.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 15.218, translation

What the purport teaches

  • The preparations included a very delicious churned curd.
  • There was a variety of sandeśa sweetmeats.
  • All the various eatables available in Bengal and Orissa were prepared.

Try this today

Read the verse once more, noticing how it moves from two specific foods to all the various eatables of Bengal and Orissa.

Ask yourself

How does the final statement broaden your sense of the meal’s variety?

Carry the question through the day, then answer it in your own words before sleep.

The study points are short summaries drawn from Śrīla Prabhupāda's translation and purport; the practice and question are plain words for trying the verse today.

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